{"id":23693,"date":"2020-05-29T22:51:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T20:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=23693"},"modified":"2020-05-29T22:51:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-29T20:51:35","slug":"just-in-mdc-alliance-court-application-dismissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/just-in-mdc-alliance-court-application-dismissed","title":{"rendered":"JUST IN: MDC Alliance court application dismissed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>The High Court has dismissed an MDC-Alliance urgent application seeking to stop the MDC-T from recalling more MPs elected on the MDC-A ticket from Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Tawanda Chitapi did not waste time delving into the merits of the case as he decided the matter based on the main preliminary issue that is whether MDC-A had the legal standing to bring the suit.<\/p>\n<p>He found none and threw out the application.<\/p>\n<p>MDC-A along with two legislators Happymore Chidziva and Wellington Mariga were seeking an interdict against further recall and expulsion from Parliament of any other MPs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: The High Court has dismissed an MDC-Alliance urgent application seeking to stop the MDC-T from recalling more MPs elected on the MDC-A ticket from Parliament. 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